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Because conjugal visits are sometimes used as opportunities to smuggle contraband into corcoran, officers must do a thorough search of everything the family brings in. >> put all of the containers in clear plastic so its visible. we look through it, especially if theyve been opened, make sure there is nothing secreted inside. >> almost time to go. i almost feel like an inmate myself being here. you cant come outside after dark. and then when we do come outside were still enclosed within more gat...

>> while demoore completed his end of the process, for his wife, its just beginning. because conjugal visits are sometimes used as opportunities to smuggle contraband into corcoran, officers must do a thorough search of everything the family brings in. >> put all of the containers in clear plastic so its visible. we look through it, especially if theyve been opened, make sure there is nothing secreted inside. >> almost time to go. i almost feel like an inmate myself being here. you cant come out...

He found on prison grounds. >> if it was big enough to put in your hand with a little left over, it was big enough to be sharpened into a weapon. usually i would just keep it on me because its no good if its hidden somewhere. if somebody comes on to you and [ bleep ], you aint got it on you, you cant tell him, hold on, let me go get my knife. thankfully, ive never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, its enough to keep them at bay. so you dont usually have to use it. i was prepared to u...

These relationships may be, theres always a steady flow of newcomers. among inmates and staff alike. michele ellis is a rookie officer in training. this is her second week working on prison grounds. >> my husband, you know, was kind of skeptical at first. i think he knows this is something that i really want to do. >> ive always had a passion for law enforcement. thats just something i love. my kids were kind of excited. they thought, okay, mommy is going to be a cop. thats cool for them. i dont...

Thats amazing! need everyone to step in right now. >> the relationship between staff and offenders is probably what makes this place special. it is a maximum security setting. and a lot of them are here for a very, very long time. and its a more mature level of relationship. we literally have inmates here that have been here for 30 years or more, the entire career of some of our staff. they came in here together. >> whats up, old guy? how you doing? >> as long standing as some of these relatio...

Wife, its just beginning. because conjugal visits are sometimes used as opportunities to smuggle contraband into corcoran, officers must do a thorough search of everything the family brings in. >> put all of the containers in clear plastic so its visible. we look through it, especially if theyve been opened, make sure there is nothing secreted inside. >> almost time to go. i almost feel like an inmate myself being here. you cant come outside after dark. and then when we do come outside were stil...

After a phone call from a local citizen about a possible escaped inmate, the c.o.s of san quentin have snapped into action. >> take your ass upstairs. >> inside the prison, all inmates have been locked up and the officers have done a prison-wide recount. prison officials have also been dispatched to canvass the area around san quentin. >> its possible that the citizen saw what they saw, could have maybe been two teenagers or something that live on grounds, prison grounds that were hopping the fe...

After a phone call from a local citizen about a possible escaped inmate, the c.o.s of san quentin have snapped into action. >> take your ass upstairs. >> inside the prison, all inmates have been locked up and the officers have done a prison-wide recount. prison officials have also been dispatched to canvass the area around san quentin. >> its possible that the citizen saw what they saw, could have maybe been two teenagers or something that live on grounds, prison grounds that were hopping the fe...

Wife, its just beginning. because conjugal visits are sometimes used as opportunities to smuggle contraband into corcoran, officers must do a thorough search of everything the family brings in. >> put all of the containers in clear plastic so its visible. we look through it, especially if theyve been opened, make sure there is nothing secreted inside. >> almost time to go. i almost feel like an inmate myself being here. you cant come outside after dark. and then when we do come outside were stil...

Wife, its just beginning. because conjugal visits are sometimes used as opportunities to smuggle contraband into corcoran, officers must do a thorough search of everything the family brings in. >> put all of the containers in clear plastic so its visible. we look through it, especially if theyve been opened, make sure there is nothing secreted inside. >> almost time to go. i almost feel like an inmate myself being here. you cant come outside after dark. and then when we do come outside were stil...